As I write this, I’m taking a flight, looking forward to reaching Bangalore in a while to celebrate my 23rd birthday with my friends. And as I write this, I have just one thing on my mind that “God I want to walk a bit more closer to you!”
I’ve recently been hearing this well known spiritual term “double portion” quite a bit from men of God. I’ve been pondering on the same asking God to reveal more. This year more than any empowerment, I long for a portion of His presence more than anything else in my life!
Studying a bit about double portion in the Bible taught me some powerful truths that I’d like to share for those in this generation who are hungry for more of God! There has been much teaching about double portion from the story of Elijah and Elisha.
Elisha asked Elijah for his double portion of his anointing before he was taken up in the clouds. But if you allow the Holy Spirit, He’ll show you some amazing truths from their life. To keep the story short, the final barrier that Elisha had was the river Jordan, to which he positively replied that he wouldn’t be stopped but would continue walking with the prophet! Jordan had different meanings at different times! At one time Jordan was a metaphor for trouble that Israelites could not cross. And also it is in this Jordan that Jesus obeyed the Father and got baptized under John. It was again at this same river Jordan that the heavens opened up! Is it not amazing that the same thing that is a problem to some can be a platform for the glory to be revealed for another!
As soon as Elisha asked for the double portion, even though the prophet accepted the fact that it was a difficult thing he didn’t say it was impossible! That’s a message by itself! He said if you can see me when I’m lifted up then you will catch this anointing! When the time came to Elijah to go, there was dust everywhere and strong wind blowing but Elisha forced his eyes wide open even with dust filling his eyes. He kept his eyes FIXED on the prophet!
Dear friends, that’s the same with us, for this generation to get into a double portion of the Spirit, keep a close watch with the Holy Spirit, have a close walk with the Spirit, a close talk, not just for a while but in a persistent and continued fashion through out the day!!! It’s difficult but not impossible. Like someone said, if one man can do it, another man can!
The message is short, simple, sweet and hot from the throne room of God as usual! “God is about to anoint someone in this generation to do what the previous generation has not done; someone who is ready to have their eyes, ears, heart and mind glued to the Holy Spirit throughout the day and night!”
I was praying for someone and the Holy Spirit told me that He had called that person for some detailed work and that required a committed heart in an undisturbed atmosphere. Sometimes we have a whole lot of things that we focus on that makes us loose the one thing that we are called to do!
My dear reader friends Will that someone be you??? If so what’s going to be your next step from this minute? yep! You’re right, glue it, glue it on the Holy Spirit, your eyes, ears, heart, mind and everything, through out the day and night!
Blessings of God’s double portion,
Shyju
